1.
[syn: export, exportation]
VERB (3)
1. sell or transfer abroad;
- Example: "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"
2. transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs;
3. cause to spread in another part of the world;
- Example: "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Export \Ex"port\, n.
1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the
export of wheat or tobacco.
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2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one
country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used
chiefly in the plural, exports.
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The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two
places must likewise be an indication of the
ordinary course of their exports and imports. --A.
Smith.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Export \Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb.
n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to
carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]
1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]
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[They] export honor from a man, and make him a
return in envy. --Bacon.
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2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially
to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the
way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export
grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
export
n 1: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
[syn: export, exportation] [ant: import,
importation]
v 1: sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and
have a negative trade balance" [ant: import]
2: transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a
format that can be used by other programs [ant: import]
3: cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians
exported Marxism to Africa"